Mounds of seaweed on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

Mounds of seaweed on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday,...

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the seaweed problem continues to grow on Galveston beaches. Officials called it a "never-ending" problem on Wednesday, June 11, 2014.
Photo: James Nielsen, James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the...

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the seaweed problem continues to grow on Galveston beaches. Officials called it a "never-ending" problem on Wednesday, June 11, 2014.
Photo: James Nielsen, James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the...

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the seaweed problem continues to grow on Galveston beaches.
Photo: James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the...

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the seaweed problem continues to grow on Galveston beaches.
Photo: James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the...

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the seaweed problem continues to grow on Galveston beaches.
Photo: James Nielsen, James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the...

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the seaweed problem continues to grow on Galveston beaches.

Photo: James Nielsen, James Nielsen / Houston Chronicle

Tourists are grumbling and cleanup crews are scrambling as the...

Seaweed washes ashore on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

Seaweed washes ashore on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard...

A wheel loader dumps a bucket of seaweed into a dump truck on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

A wheel loader dumps a bucket of seaweed into a dump truck on the...

A wheel loader pushes seaweed into mounds on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

A wheel loader pushes seaweed into mounds on the beaches along...

A wheel loader pushes seaweed into mounds on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

A wheel loader pushes seaweed into mounds on the beaches along...

A wheel loader dumps a bucket of seaweed into a dump truck on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

A wheel loader dumps a bucket of seaweed into a dump truck on the...

A wheel loader pushes seaweed into mounds on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

A wheel loader pushes seaweed into mounds on the beaches along...

A woman walks in the surf as seaweed washes ashore on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

A woman walks in the surf as seaweed washes ashore on the beaches...

A woman walks in the surf as seaweed washes ashore on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

A woman walks in the surf as seaweed washes ashore on the beaches...

Seaweed piled in mounds on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

Seaweed piled in mounds on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard...

A wheel loader dumps a bucket of seaweed into a dump truck on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

A wheel loader dumps a bucket of seaweed into a dump truck on the...

Seagulls fly over mounds of seaweed on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle

Seagulls fly over mounds of seaweed on the beaches along Seawall...

A wheel loader pushes seaweed into mounds on the beaches along Seawall Boulevard Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Galveston.
Photo: James Nielsen, Houston Chronicle